The condition of the polar vortex influences everyday weather around the globe. Scientist issue warning about concerning ...

There are more ways than we knew for the stratospheric polar vortex to get disrupted, shooting cold air southwards across ...

Despite a warming climate, bone-chilling winter cold can grip parts of the U.S. In a study appearing in Science Advances, ...

The Polar Vortex,an atmospheric phenomenon that shapes our winter weather,has been gaining attention as it undergoes changes ...

The frigid waters that surround Antarctica may be inhospitable to human inhabitance, but they are churning with the manmade relics of toxic chemical production, a new study has found. Certain ...

In the stratosphere over Siberia, temperatures recently jumped nearly 100 degrees Fahrenheit, shoving the polar vortex off its North Pole perch.

Researchers measuring the salinity of the Southern Ocean did find unexpected results, but some online reports got the details ...

The ocean around Antarctica is rapidly getting saltier at the same time as sea ice is retreating at a record pace. Since 2015, the frozen continent has lost sea ice similar to the size of Greenland.